Des Moines events

The co-authors of the Holocaust memoir Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz will be in West Des Moines and Ames for two presentations hosted by the Iowa Jewish Historical Society (IJHS) on Sept. 15 and 16. […]

Green Gravel’s Lee Keeler says that they “enjoy the freedom to pop up with something unexpected, bombastic and dynamic” — and this week, they’re doing just that, as they bring David Wain to Des Moines for Wet Hot American Election at the Stoner Theater, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. […]

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders will be the keynote speaker at the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund (CCI Action Fund) annual convention at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on Saturday. This year’s theme is “Revolution Iowa: From Protest to Power,” and the convention will feature workshops on organizing and building successful movements to put “people before profits, communities before corporations.” […]

Stop Trump. Defend Democracy. Iowa State Capitol — Monday, Dec. 19 at 9 a.m. Citizens from across the state are planning to gather at the State Capitol in Des Moines today, Dec. 19 to convince electors for the Electoral College to refuse to cast their votes for Donald Trump. The main organizers — including Democracy […]

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Candidate Forum Grandview University (Des Moines) — Friday, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. The group The Political Party is hosting a forum for candidates running for the Iowa Democratic Party chair position in Des Moines on Friday, Dec. 16. The forum is part of the group’s effort to keep people interested […]

Fresh Fest Des Moines Social Club — Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19 and 20 This weekend will kick off the inaugural Fresh Fest, claimed by its creators as Iowa’s first hip hop festival, taking place this Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19 and 20, at the Des Moines Social Club. The all-ages festival will celebrate multiple […]

The summer is in full force in Iowa — July 4 festivities came and went, and the city of Des Moines was once again overtaken by 80/35. In its ninth year, the festival featured images of cats on their signage and advertising signifying the 9 lives the festival. But the music, as always was the […]

Photographer Stephanie Knutson took a trip to 80/35 this weekend to catch up on the latest festival fashion wear. The two-day Des Moines event hosted thousands of attendees, sporting musical acts like Wilco, Weezer and Jenny… […]